Dell Warns Customers of Data Breach: Threat Actor Claims 49M Records Compromised

### Executive summary Dell disclosed a breach of a customer-facing portal that exposed limited customer purchase-related data (names, addresses, hardware/order details, service tags, warranty info) for up to ~49 million records; a threat actor named “Menelik” later posted the dataset for sale on an underground forum. Dell says no financial/payment data, email addresses, or phone numbers were exposed and is working with law enforcement and a third-party forensics firm, while warning customers to be vigilant against targeted phishing and social-engineering scams.